"The number one thing that we will do is we will be a solid, sound, foundation football team that will play excellent technique and will be a good open-field tackling, swarm-the-football team. That's one thing I can promise you - foundation, techniques, swarm the tackle, and be a good tackling football team."

If we can keep most of this team together Bates could make all the difference next year I think. The Offence was very good and I think that with a couple of changes on defence and the guys they have living up to their potential and being coached properly (NOW), we can score more points than the other guys 13 out of 16 tries.

Sherman's contract is up after next season. If he doesn't come back, you have a very capable replacement in Jim Bates. Remember, as interm head coach, he went 3-4. That may not sound like much, but it was three wins with the Dolfins who started 1-8.

Exactly, the "players win games, not coaches" analogy. People usually follow that up by mentioning something about how it's not the coaching staff that's making blocks or tackles. But wouldn't that be funny to see, in a huge game, someone like Sherman running out on to the field to take down the would be scorer of the opponents game winning TD? :mrgreen:

Exactly, the "players win games, not coaches" analogy. People usually follow that up by mentioning something about how it's not the coaching staff that's making blocks or tackles. But wouldn't that be funny to see, in a huge game, someone like Sherman running out on to the field to take down the would be scorer of the opponents game winning TD? :mrgreen:

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bill cowher almost did that in 2001 against the pats. after i saw that, i always wondered what would happen...free 7 i suppose.

That has happened in college games before. They play the highlights on ESPN and bloopers shows here and there. I don't know what the call would be though, I don't think they have ever said. I would suppose it would be a TD.

There is a lot of times where that would like like a good idea if that was the only penalty you got. Think if someone was making a long kickoff return, the 15yd penalty would be better than him running all the way.

There is a lot of times where that would like like a good idea if that was the only penalty you got. Think if someone was making a long kickoff return, the 15yd penalty would be better than him running all the way.

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exactly...if that was the case, it would be smart to just send a bench player out there to stop a td.